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Rich
Nye		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 4''
Weight: 190
 
Born: August 4, 1944 in Usa, CA, OAKLAND
 
Awards & Accomplishments
World Championships Won 1971   
All-Star Selections 1971   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1966 21 BOS AL   8 5 4 4 7 7 7 5 4 4
1967 22 BOS AL   8 6 5 5 8 7 7 5 4 4
1968 23 MON NL $ 300,000 8 8 7 7 8 7 7 5 4 4
1969 24 MON NL $ 300,000 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 5 4 4
1970 25 MON NL $ 300,000 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 5 4 5
1971 26 MON NL $ 300,000 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 5 4 5
1972 27 BOS AL $ 1,440,000 8 8 7 7 8 7 7 5 4 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings   8 5 4 4 7 7 7 5 4 4
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,440,000 8 8 7 7 8 7 7 5 4 5
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1966 21 BOS AL     3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1967 22 BOS AL     3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1968 23 MON NL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1969 24 MON NL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1970 25 MON NL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1971 26 MON NL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1972 27 BOS AL $ 1,440,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Min Ratings     3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,440,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1966 21 AA   10 11 .476 30 30 3 0 0 228.3 210 77 24 52 175 3.04 .243 .286 .384 .670  
1967 22 AAA   5 15 .250 29 29 5 0 0 209.0 222 76 16 59 159 3.27 .275 .324 .371 .695  
1968 23 MON NL 6 14 .300 24 23 7 0 0 170.7 186 92 20 62 96 4.85 .278 .338 .427 .765 2.4
    AAA   1 4 .200 6 6 1 0 0 41.3 52 20 4 7 36 4.36 .310 .337 .464 .801  
1969 24 MON NL 15 11 .577 32 32 7 1 0 240.0 233 115 28 89 171 4.31 .257 .320 .421 .741 13.8
1970 25 MON NL 9 8 .529 29 18 7 1 1 153.0 149 69 24 43 105 4.06 .255 .305 .437 .742 8.2
1971 26 MON NL 18 8 .692 32 31 10 3 0 247.7 223 126 29 95 180 4.58 .238 .307 .385 .692 12.4
1972 27 MON NL 0 0 .000 1 1 0 0 0 2.3 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 .125 .125 .125 .250 0.3
5 Years Sim 48 41 .539 118 105 31 5 1 813.7 792 402 101 289 552 4.45 .255 .317 .413 .730 37.1
2 Years AAA 6 19 .240 35 35 6 0 0 250.3 274 96 20 66 195 3.45 .281 .327 .387 .713  
1 Years AA 10 11 .476 30 30 3 0 0 228.3 210 77 24 52 175 3.04 .243 .286 .384 .670  
3 Years Minors 16 30 .348 65 65 9 0 0 478.7 484 173 44 118 370 3.25 .263 .308 .386 .693  
Season Average 9 8 .529 23 21 6 1 0 162.7 158 80 20 57 110 4.45 .255 .317 .413 .730  
Career Highs 18 14 .692 32 32 10 3 1 247.7 233 126 29 95 180 4.85 .278 .338 .437 .765  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   610 311 76 227 401   .259 .325 .421 .745
vs LH   182 91 25 62 151   .242 .300 .391 .691
Home 27 23 .540 65 59 17 3 3 457.3 421 230 61 162 317 4.53 .246 .311 .412 .723
Away 21 18 .538 53 46 14 2 0 356.3 371 172 40 127 235 4.34 .267 .328 .415 .744
Mar/Apr 10 4 .714 17 16 4 1 0 124.3 102 58 19 46 78 4.20 .222 .293 .397 .690
May 10 11 .476 24 24 9 1 0 179.0 184 84 18 59 108 4.22 .266 .323 .395 .719
June 9 4 .692 14 13 4 1 0 94.3 90 36 11 32 69 3.44 .252 .314 .415 .728
July 8 3 .727 17 16 5 1 0 125.3 124 70 12 47 94 5.03 .257 .323 .392 .715
August 4 10 .286 24 15 3 1 1 128.0 142 73 16 48 85 5.13 .285 .347 .449 .796
Sep/Oct 7 9 .438 22 21 6 0 2 162.7 150 81 25 57 118 4.48 .245 .309 .434 .743
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1968 23 MON NL 24 55 2 11 1 0 0 6 0 0 0 17 .200 .200 .218 .418 1.8 0.0
1 Years Sim 24 55 2 11 1 0 0 6 0 0 0 17 .200 .200 .218 .418 1.8 0.0
162 Game Average 371 13 74 6 0 0 40 0 0 0 114 .200 .200 .218 .418 12.0  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   34 1 8 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 10 .235 .235 .265 .500 1.7
vs LH   21 1 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 7 .143 .143 .143 .286 -0.2
Home 14 32 1 7 1 0 0 6 0 0 0 9 .219 .219 .250 .469 1.3
Away 10 23 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 .174 .174 .174 .348 0.2
RISP   11 0 4 1 0 0 6 0 0 0 4 .364 .364 .455 .818 1.5
Close/Late   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2
May 6 12 0 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 .250 .250 .333 .583 0.9
June 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3
July 5 13 2 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 .308 .308 .308 .615 1.1
August 5 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .091 .091 .091 .182 -0.5
Sep/Oct 6 16 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .188 .188 .188 .375 0.3
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1968 23 MON NL P 24 23 170.7 13 32 0 3 1.000 2.37    
1969 24 MON NL P 32 32 240.0 15 32 0 3 1.000 1.76    
1970 25 MON NL P 29 18 153.0 10 19 1 3 .967 1.71    
1971 26 MON NL P 32 31 247.7 7 34 1 2 .976 1.49    
1972 27 MON NL P 1 1 2.3 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
Career Totals   118 105 813.7 45 117 2 11 .988 1.79    
Career Highs   32 32 247.7 15 34 1 3 1.000 2.37    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1970 25 MON NL 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 1 2.3 6 3 1 0 1 11.59 .500 .500 .750 1.250
1971 26 MON NL 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 1 1.3 2 1 0 0 0 6.77 .333 .333 .500 .833
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 0 .000 3 0 0 0 2 3.7 8 4 1 0 1 9.84 .444 .444 .667 1.111
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Wins
1969-9-15
1971-5-18
 Winning Pct
1971-4-.692
 Complete Games
1971-7-10
 Shutouts
1971-3-3
 Innings Pitched
1971-8-247.7
 Homeruns Allowed
1969-9-28
Strikeouts
1971-9-180
 Walks Allowed
1971-10-95
        
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 21    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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History
Drafted in 3rd round, 58th overall pick, by Boston (A) in 1966
Injured on 7/11/1967 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for 6 days
Traded from Boston (A) to Montreal on 2/3/1968 (Going to BOS: P Danny Frisella. Going to MON: P Rich Nye)
Had first career hit (double) on 5/2/1968, off Sammy Ellis (LAD)
Earned first career win on 5/24/1968
Injured on 6/20/1970 with a Pulled Tricep Muscle, out for 4-5 weeks
Was selected to the 1971 Allstar game
Won World Championship with Montreal in 1971
2/1/1972: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,440,000 through salary arbitration
Injured on 4/5/1972 with a Ruptured Disc Back, out for entire career
Traded from Montreal to Boston (A) on 5/1/1972 (Going to MON: P Jerry Koosman, C Bill Plummer. Going to BOS: 1B Roger Freed, C Fred Kendall, P Rich Nye)
 
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